Jordan Calloway

Jordan Calloway is an American actor. He is known for his role as Zach Carter-Schwartz on the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous (2004–2007). Calloway has also had recurring roles on NBC's ER (2005–2006), as well as The CW series Riverdale (2017–2018), and Black Lightning (2018–2021). Since 2022, he has starred as Jake in the CBS action drama, Fire Country.

Early life and education

He is the son of cinematographer Joseph Calloway.^[1] Calloway's parents are divorced.^[2] He is the youngest of several children. As a child, Calloway had aspirations of becoming a Navy SEAL, while his brother was actually interested in acting.^[3] Calloway attended Maranatha High School and graduated in 2009. He played varsity baseball for all four years.^[4] He would later attend Azusa Pacific University.^[5] He graduated with a degree in TV and film production.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Jeffrey's Fortune	N/A	Short film; producer[6][non-primary source needed]
2013	Life of a King	Marcus
2016	Grandma's House	Izak
2019	Legacy	Grayson
	Countdown	Matt Monroe	[7][8]
	Always a Bridesmaid	Mark

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Parkers	Jerel Jr.	Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
2001	The District	Son	Episode: "The D.C. Strangler"
2002	George Lopez	Kid #2	Episode: "Max's Big Adventure"
2004	Adventures in Odyssey	Marvin Washington (voice)	5 episodes
2004–2007	Unfabulous	Zach Carter-Schwartz	Main role
2005–2006	ER	K.J. Thibeaux	Recurring role (seasons 11–12), 7 episodes
2010	The Glades	De'Andre Matthews	Episode: "Mucked Up"
2011	DisCONNECTED	Isaiah	Television film
2014	Switched at Birth	Aaron Legrange	Episode: "Your Body Is a Battleground"
	Gang Related	Darnell Grecco	Episode: "Pecados del Padre"
	Reckless	Maddox Tate	Episode: "Blind Sides"
	Drumline: A New Beat	Jayven LaPierre	Television film[9]
2015	Studio City	Griffin	Television film[10]
2016	Ghost	Oliver	Television film[11]
	Recovery Road	N/A	Episode: "My Loose Thread"
	House of Lies	Ryder	Episode: "Tragedy of the Commons"
2016–2017	Beyond	Kevin McArdle	Main role (pilot); recurring role (season 1); 4 episodes
2017	Pure Genius	Henry Jones	Episode: "Lift Me Up"
	Freakish	Zane	Recurring role (season 2), 9 episodes[12]
2017–2018	Riverdale	Chuck Clayton	Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes
2018	The Mick	Marcus/Tre	Episode: "The Car"
2018–2021	Black Lightning	Khalil Payne/Painkiller	Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–4)[13]
2019	The Fix	Samuel Johnson	Episode: "Pilot"
2022	Tales	Aiden	Episode: "Survival of the Fittest"
2022–present	Fire Country	Jake Crawford	Main role[14][15]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2005	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series	Unfabulous	Nominated	[16]
2006	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Unfabulous	Nominated	[17]
2007	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Unfabulous	Nominated	[18]

See also

• Michael J. Pagan
• Rome Flynn
• China Anne McClain
• Jeremy Pope